false citizenship claim LPR international travel after false citizenship claim.

[Serenitty 1]

Federal aid for college and working are benefits of being a lpr too

[Serenitty 1]

30 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

How did your father bring you here if he didn't have custody? Did you move in with him when you moved to the US. 

Yes ,before I turned 18 but after highschool .my mom still had custody.

[Serenitty 1]

32 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

No sense on giving you a lecture, but even un-documented people who have lied on the work form to gain employment and later trying to adjust status have to disclose this. Misrepresenting yourself as a USC is a big time NO! Hope you can solve this. 

I am not trying to adjust my status.

1 hour ago, missileman said:

Haven't you already lied to gain benefits of a US citizen?   I agree with @geowrian.  I would try to fix this thing before it snowballs..

How can I fix it ?

[Serenitty 1]

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

Did you claim to be a US citizen?

Yes but not for a benefit I would not have gotten if I wasn't a citizen 

[Crazy Cat 42,218]

12 minutes ago, Serenitty said:

Yes but not for a benefit I would not have gotten if I wasn't a citizen 

 

To an official who discovers that you falsely claimed to be a US citizen, it might appear to be more about character......that's why trying to correct the claim might be important....

 

[Crazy Cat 42,218]

OP-  You might want to read this:

https://cliniclegal.org/sites/default/files/lpr.pdf

 

Edited June 29, 2018 by missileman

[Serenitty 1]

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

 

To an official who discovers that you falsely claimed to be a US citizen, it might appear to be more about character......that's why trying to correct the claim might be important....

 

How would an official find out ?how do I correct it ?

[Crazy Cat 42,218]

5 minutes ago, Serenitty said:

How would an official find out ?how do I correct it ?

I would ask one of those attorneys.......good luck..

[JFH 12,191]

All you can do is admit it and explain that you were under the impression that you acquired US citizenship through your father when he brought you here but you have since discovered that this is not the case. You will need to express huge remorse for your error and hope they accept your explanation. 

[orange 0]

This is one question that should be directed only to an immigration lawyer.

[Alabamak1 688]

the fact of the matter is that any federal paperwork that you file will be eventually scrutinized for their veracity. You might think not, but misrepresenting yourself by "mistake", still counts as misrepresentation. If they find out even years later, you will have to answer to it. I have warned my wife about this kind of mistakes, this could turn into a nightmare for not being aware of the consequences. FAFSA is a federal document as well as for the I-9

[Visitor User 253]

The 1996 Law has the false claim to USC. 

The I-485 does not ask such questions. N-400 does. They still have to prove it. 

 

I do know by law that employers keep I9 for 3 years and then it can no longer be valid. I am not sure if you can go back and correct it. A very experienced immigration that deals with these kind of issues would be recommended. I have never heard of traveling issues on GC with false claims unless you lie to the officer at CBP. 

 

I believe the 2013 Senate immigration bill that passed had forgiven false claim. Never got a vote in House. You can always wait till Immigration Reform passes. It can even be this year before elections and see what the law has in it. My prediction is that they will forgive such incidents. That 1996 Law was very strict especially the 3/10 bars.

 

I have read successful cases where the lawyer defended such incidents. I think it would only come up if you had other records like criminal (DUI, drugs, etc). If this is your only mistake I doubt they will pull it up but again please contact an experienced immigration attorney that deals with these issues. 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Visitor User

[Daisy.Chain 317]

3 hours ago, JFH said:

All you can do is admit it and explain that you were under the impression that you acquired US citizenship through your father when he brought you here but you have since discovered that this is not the case. You will need to express huge remorse for your error and hope they accept your explanation. 

If the OP lied about her citizenship status, she should not say she was mistaken, but to apologize. She doesn't want any further misrepresentation. OP may also want to record any monetary benefits (scholarships etc) she got as a result of her claim to be a citizen.

Edited June 30, 2018 by Daisy.Chain
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[Ontarkie 14,445]

4 hours ago, Serenitty said:

Yes ,before I turned 18 but after highschool .my mom still had custody.

In order for you to move to the US with your Visa your mother would have had to give your father permission for you to leave your country.

I don't know how you can move to the US move in with your father and him not have custody? 

Did you actually try to get a US passport? 

 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Ontarkie

[JFH 12,191]

8 hours ago, Daisy.Chain said:

If the OP lied about her citizenship status, she should not say she was mistaken, but to apologize. She doesn't want any further misrepresentation. OP may also want to record any monetary benefits (scholarships etc) she got as a result of her claim to be a citizen.

But she did not intentionally lie. She genuinely believed she was a USC because she arrived as a minor with her father, who is a USC. I have to say that the rules regarding citizenship for children are very complicated here. She didn’t claim to be a USC to gain something to which she was otherwise unentitled. LPRs can work and receive student loans. This is a completely different matter than someone who knows that they are not a USC but lies and says that they are purely to gain something that LPRs are not entitled to such as voting for president or certain welfare benefits.